Miss Jayla

Miss Jayla decided that she didn't like the idea of studio photographers this year ... soooooo I made a house call and caught her in her comfort zone (for a short bit at least)...

Keating-Tufo Engagement Photos

Had a blast cruising around the City with Veronica and Danny, getting to know them, and experimenting with my first official engagement shoot. I think it was a good pairing between their personalities and my style...

Santacon 2010 and Company Party Photos

I've been slacking a bit on posting pictures for these two events, but I did at least upload them to Flickr, so feel free to check them out... Ben's Photostream

Santa says...

Patience is a virtue boys and girls ... pics from this weekend will be up soon ... just need to kick butt at the office for a few days ...

Busy weekend...

Had a busy weekend playing with the new camera. Google party on Friday and SantaCon on Saturday. I quickly realized that this equates to a lot of work! I must say the new cam is fun, file sizes are much larger than the old camera. Nearly had a heart attack when I realized that the camera is so new, that adobe products haven't even been updated yet to support it. Luckily for me, there's the internet, and with a quick Google search, I think I may be back in business this evening! Picture posts coming soon.

Canvas Print

Love the way this came out. If you need a good unique present idea...I think I have one. The picture, size, and media are all customizable. Take a look through the blog and e-mail/call me to discuss. I'll post more product examples after Christmas (don't want to spoil anyone's surprise).

Must Love Dogs

I love dogs. I have a hard time understanding people who don't :) Meet Dozer and Ginger, both in the extended fam. Both dogs are young at heart, though Dozer is still actually a pup (Ginger is 11). Love em!

San Carlos, CA - years 1 through 3

Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day. The family gathered this year in our old neighborhood in San Carlos at my Aunt and Uncle's house. Pre-stuffing of the face, we went for a walk through the old hood. The first picture below is my parent's first house and the house that I spent the first three years of my life in. The remaining pics are just ones I snapped while walking through the neighborhood...

Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences

Soooo, the California Academy of Science opened a little over two years ago. I remember when it was constructed and how I couldn't wait to go. Yeah...huge dork. Flash forward two years ... "Why the #e!! have I not been?!" So, in case you don't know, they do this thing on Thursday nights called Nightlife. It's a great idea to get the 20's and 30's crowd closet nerds (and some down-right out of the closet nerds) to the museum and socializing with each other. There were mini-bars setup everywhere and just about everything was open. It was a great time! Got there early and got planetarium tickets...

Then made it to the indoor rain-forest...

Then to the subterranean aquarium...

The jellyfish were my favorite...

Peeped the semi-famous albino alligator...

And got to see the living roof ... in which there were telescopes setup to look at the moon, and Jupiter and four of its moons!

Yeah, totally geeked out.